Fort Myers Beach Art Association Inc

TO FURTHER AND PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE CULTURAL ASPECTS OF LIFE IN FORT MYERS BEACH AND ITS ENVIRONS; TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF ART; TO HOLD ART EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS, WHICH SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; TO ENCOURAGE ART INSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN AND JUNIOR ARTISTS.

UNFORTUNATELY IN 2022 THE GALLERY BUILDING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY HURRICANE IAN. FMBAA HAS CONTINUED TO OPERATE THROUGH THE USE OF RENTED SPACE AND THE USE OF OTHER ART GALLERIES. FMBAA IS WORKING TO REBUILD THE GALLERY. FMBAA'S GALLERY WAS A MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE GALLERY WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6 DAYS PER WEEK DURING THE WINTER SEASON AND 2 DAYS A WEEK FROM MID-APRIL - MID-OCTOBER. THE GALLERY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 874 VISITORS DURING 2022. IN ADDITION, THE GALLERY SERVED AS A VENUE TO DISPLAY THE ART OF LOCAL ARTISTS TO THE PUBLIC. IT WAS USED AS THE LOCATION OF 3 MAJOR JURIED ART SHOWS AND 4 MEMBER SHOWS. EACH SHOW AVERAGED ABOUT 40 ARTISTS IN MULTIPLE MEDIA. THE GALLERY ALSO SERVED AS A WORKING ART STUDIO. IT WAS OPEN FOR ARTISTS' USE 6 DAYS PER WEEK. FINALLY THE GALLERY WAS USED TO PROVIDE ART WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES AS MANY OF THESE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE WITH OUT THE GALLERY BUILDING.

WATERCOLOR CLASSES FOR EXPERIENCED BEGINNERS. THREE FOUR DAY SESSION. 44 PARTICIPANTS OVER 3 SESSIONS. THREE DAY PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE CLASS. 8 PARTICIPANTS. ONE DAY WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES CLASS. 8 PARTICIPANTS

ARTIST WORKSHOPS. THREE ARTIST WORKSHOPS WERE HELD DURING THE PERIOD. THE WORKSHOPS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ONE WORKSHOP WAS A BEGINNING WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WHICH CONSISTED OF FOUR WEEKLY SESSIONS. A SECOND WORKSHOP WAS AN ADVANCED WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP WHICH CONSISTED OF FOUR WEEKLY SESSIONS AND A THIRD WORKSHOP WAS ENTITLED, "PAINTING THE LANDSCAPE", AND LASTED TWO AND ONE HALF DAYS. A TOTAL OF 40 ARTISTS TOOK PART IN THESE WORKSHOPS.

STUDENT ART AWARDS: A STUDENT ART SHOW ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO DISPLAY, BE JUDGED AND RECEIVE AWARDS FOR THEIR EFFORTS. THREE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO HIGH SCHOOL ART STUDENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARDS WAS TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' ARTISTIC SKILLS THROUGH COMPETITION IN A JUDGED ART SHOW. THE AWARDS RANGED FROM $800 TO $1200. IN ADDITION A $2000 GRANT WAS MADE TO A LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL ART DEPARTMENT. FINALLY, A $100 GRANT WAS MADE TO A FORT MYERS BEACH ARTS GROUP.

SPRING JURIED ART SHOW. A SPRING JURIED ART SHOW WAS HELD IN MARCH 2023 AT BIG ARTS GALLERY. THIRTY-TWO ARTISTS DISPLAYED THEIR ART AT THE SHOW WHICH WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE ART WAS JUDGED AND AWARDS WERE PRESENTED. THE ART WAS ON DISPLAY AND OPEN FOR VIEWING BY THE PUBLIC FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE WEEKS.

USE OF RENTED SPACE FOR WEEKLY PAINTING SESSIONS, 8 -10 PAARTIPANTS. USE OF RENTAL SPACE FOR MEMBER MEETINGS 50 - 75 PARTICIPANTS. USE OF RENTAL SPACE FOR BOARD MEETINGS 15 -20 PARTICIPANTS. USE OF RENTAL SPACE FOR CLASSES AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS 8 -47 PARTICIPANTS.